“Thank you Mark Schwahn and every last one of the talented, hardworking cast and crew of @theroyalsone, for letting me part of their well-deserved 2nd season. Tune. In,” James captioned his Instagram photo on Aug. 25, showing the director’s clapperboard.

The board reads, “The Royals 2,” with “James Lafferty” and “John Rhodes” below it in. John is the photography director on the E! series, and HollywoodLife.com can confirm James will be directing an episode in the upcoming season.

This is obviously super exciting for those of us who were One Tree Hill fans. James was one of the few (along with Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton) who actually wasn’t with the rest of the cast for their reunion in Montreal.

Alright so James had a totally good excuse and he was with Mark, who created and even made a few cameos in, the show! Plus, James did show up to the reunion last October in Paris, France, where he posed with Sophia and Paul (and she called them her “two favorite Scotts”), and of course took photos with Bethany so that Naley fans could relive that.

We can’t wait to see his episode of season two of The Royals, which is still in production through the fall. Are you excited, HollywoodLifers?